Chapter 56: A Bad Hammer
Whether a game is serious or not depends on when the first foul occurred.
13 seconds! It was only 13 seconds into the game. It felt like Willy Ackerman had just shaken hands with Zhuo Yang and exchanged team flags, and then turned around and knocked over Zinchenko who was trying to force a pass from his side.
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Although the action was very violent, because he scooped the ball first, referee Kruzliak only gave a verbal warning and gave Manchester City a frontcourt free kick.
In some ways, 21-year-old Oleksandr Zinchenko is even more awesome than his idol Shevchenko.
He made his debut with the national team at the age of 18, and Sheva was 19. Zinchenko landed in a wealthy club at the age of 20, and Sheva was 23. In the warm-up match between Ukraine and Romania in May last year, Zinchenko scored a goal, setting a record of 19 years and 214 days.
The Ukrainian national team's youngest goal scoring record was broken by Shevchenko's 19 years and 265 days.
But that's all. The 21-year-old Sheva has long been the core of Kiev's offense. I don't know what it's like to be a substitute. The 21-year-old Zinchenko is considered lucky to be on the bench for Manchester City. Today is the first prize.
There's no way, Guardiola doesn't have the energy to correct his standard Eastern European style of one-sidedness on the wing. If it weren't for the real shortage of left backs, he would have to be rented out this season.
Moreover, Zinchenko seemed to have a glass body. He was hit hard with a mallet, and two minutes later, he limped and said that he could not hold on.
Guardiola: "..."
In the first three minutes, Manchester City was forced to make a substitution. Melo simply sent on Walker and asked Danilo to move over and play at left back.
As a result, Manchester City's defense no longer has the obvious label of being a substitute. Even if they play in the Champions League, they won't be... well, today is the Champions League.
There is still a difference between substitute players and young players. There is only one Foden left in Manchester City's lineup. This does not affect the team's familiarity with passing and controlling at all.
However, after Carlisle changed his formation, Madibao added a more active defensive element to the run-and-gun tactics. The three central defenders stitched the ribs, allowing Manchester City to have possession of the ball for a while, but it was difficult to complete a complete attack through penetration.
The first foul occurred in just 13 seconds. The first shot from both sides did not happen until the 9th minute.
Debich passed the ball to the left, Foden ran forward but was blocked. After knocking back to the center, Zhuoyang fired directly with his left foot from 30 meters away. The football was like a low-skimming missile that avoided radar, plowing straight marks against the turf.
Less than half a meter off the mark, the football hit the billboard behind the goal with a loud bang, and the word "Kumho Tire" floated over the high-quality sign as if nothing had happened.
Zhuoyang looked at the panting Tony Verhena, his lips squirmed, but he didn't say anything. He originally wanted to say: You should have pressed harder just now, don't let me get up easily.
If he didn’t feel familiar, he didn’t show any blind courtesy. Zhuo Yang suddenly felt that he would be a mentor to young players when he met them. This is a disease that needs to be cured.
In the 14th minute, Madibao got its first shot.
Ninis suddenly advanced from the midfield, received a direct pass from Stindl who was retreating, and was intercepted by Debich and Mangala. He forced the shot, and the ball hit Mangala's leg and went out of the baseline.
The 27-year-old Ninis returned to the Greek national team in September this year. In Group H of the European preliminaries, he helped Greece beat Bosnia and Herzegovina to finish second in the group. However, in the end, they lost to Croatia 1:4 in two rounds in the play-offs.
, missed the World Cup next year.
Now it seems that all Madiburg players who can participate in next year's World Cup, forward Stindl and goalkeeper Leno, have hope, but even if they can be selected into the squad, they will only be substitutes for the German team. The only one who can be sure and the main force
Yes, only substitute goalkeeper Yan Junlin.
Today's Madibao is enough for civilians.
Under Manchester City's extreme ball control and tight pressing, it was difficult for Madibao to produce effective offensive routines, and in the end almost only three goals were left.
Verhena made a direct pass to the ground, and Ninis pushed forward;
Stu Bernal Jr. passed the ball from the wing, and Ninis pushed forward;
Stindl retreated to set up a pile, and Ninis moved forward.
Two midfielders with strong defensive attributes, Salif Sane and Yannis Horne, do protect the defense very well, but their offensive inspiration is about equal to a hammer assist from the wing.
The squatting was absolutely solid, but he just handed over control of the midfield.
Madiburg ranked fourth in the Bundesliga last season. Although their results cannot be said to be great, they did rely on defense to win the world. The draw method is as stable as an old dog.
In terms of strength in Group F of the Champions League, Manchester City naturally stands out. Comparing the other three teams, frankly speaking, Naples > Tottenham > Fort Madi.
But now Naples has the lowest points because they faced Manchester City's "delusion" to compete for the midfield, so they conceded 8 goals in two rounds.
Magdalene has no capital to compete with Manchester City, let alone away from home. It's not that Carlisle's team doesn't want to win, but they don't have the confidence to pay for the madness.
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Madibao's double defensive midfielders are very tough, and Zhuo Yang doesn't want to provoke them. Let's leave them to Gundogan and Foden. He mainly bullies people from the wing.
In the 22nd minute, Zhuoyang cut in from the left, and Verhena and Bangchui quickly surrounded him and did not give him a chance.
Continuous sudden stops and starts, fake shots and fake passes, which shook Verhena to the point of shaking his liver. Seeing that the old man was about to ignore the stick and use his big move, Zhuoyang quickly passed the ball.
Aguero received the ball from behind Zhuoyang and passed down the middle of the penalty area in a chaotic situation.
The ball was not given ideally, allowing goalkeeper Leno to get the ball first, and then the b-seat team, who came at full speed with both men and horses, knocked Leno almost to pieces.
There is no doubt that he collided with the goalkeeper, and he was about to teach seat B a lesson with a stick. The two sides rushed forward, making Zhuoyang so anxious that he was sweating and kept saying good things in the middle.
Fortunately, his face was effective enough, and everyone bluffed and then dispersed.
"Bangchui, that kid didn't do it on purpose. Don't be so angry."
Bangchui, who is extremely down-to-earth in his work, showed an evil smile. "I know, I just want to tease you. Look at Matthew, he won't come to interfere at all. Jie Jie Jie~"
Debich just ran to the sidelines to replenish water, very leisurely.
Zhuo Yang: "..."
The book says that people do not become bad slowly, but in an instant.
Among Madiburg's three central defenders, the 30-year-old Tashche is the youngest. He has good batting and side protection abilities. After all, they both started out as full-backs. Westerman, who is in the middle, is unambiguous in frontal defense.
, not as powerful as Rock Dras back then, but not as scientific as Rock.
However, the three of them are almost 100 years old in total and have astonishingly rich experience, but they have a common weakness - their inability to play the ball.
The back line has no mobilizing and organizing ability, which would not have been a problem ten years ago, but in today's football trend, it will make the team's offense look monotonous. After all, high-position pressing and full-court pressure were advanced things ten years ago and were not popular in the world.
, the organization's midfielder can also be arranged and mobilized calmly.
The three central defenders who didn't play the ball were just squatting with the two defensive midfielders. As a result, Madibao's offense relied entirely on Ninis playing monkey alone, and the cunning Debich easily dealt with him.
Chapter completed!